asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what, according to the 1971 Census, is the percentage of homes with an outside we for Great Britain, Birmingham, and the parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Perry Barr.
The 1971 Census gives the following information. The proportion of private households in permanent buildings without the use of an inside we with or without an outside we was 11·3 per cent. in Great Britain, 14·6 per cent. in the Birmingham Metropolitan District, the new administrative area, and 19·5 per cent. for Perry Barr.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the 50 parliamentary constituencies which, according to the 1971 Census, have the highest and lowest percentages, respectively, of homes with an outside we; and if she will give the figure for each of these constituencies.
The following figures from the 1971 Census are the percentages of all private households in permanent buildings that are without the use of an inside water closet with or without an out-side water closet, and the number of households that each percentage represents.
| Per cent. | Number | |
| A. The 50 parliamentary constituencies with highest percentages: | ||
| 1 Rhondda | 46·7 | 14,006 |
| 2 Liverpool, Edge Hill | 45·6 | 9,898 |
| 3 Nottingham, East | 43·7 | 13,404 |
| 4 Liverpool, Kirkdale | 43·5 | 10,425 |
| 5 Manchester, Openshaw | 39·9 | 8,947 |
| 6 Salford, East | 38·7 | 8,311 |
| 7 Aberdare | 37·8 | 8,411 |
| 8 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Central | 37·2 | 5,434 |
| 9 Manchester, Central | 37·0 | 8,031 |
| 10 Gateshead, West | 35·8 | 5,806 |
| 11 Blackburn | 35·7 | 9,697 |
| 12 Newham, South | 35·7 | 9,255 |
| 13 Merthyr Tydfil | 35·2 | 6,468 |
| 14 Burnley | 35·0 | 9,570 |
| 15 Newham, North-East | 34·0 | 10,354 |
| 16 Birmingham, Ladywood | 33·8 | 7,126 |
| 17 Newham, North-West | 33·7 | 8,318 |
| 18 Sheffield, Attercliffe | 33·5 | 10,360 |
| 19 Salford, West | 33·3 | 7,705 |
| 20 Glasgow, Central | 32·1 | 5,490 |
| 21 Sheffield, Hillsborough | 32·1 | 8,681 |
| 22 Kingston upon Hull, West | 31·6 | 9,165 |
| 23 Consett | 31·1 | 8,365 |
| 24 Birmingham, Small Heath | 31·0 | 7,808 |
| 25 Bolton, West | 30·3 | 7,629 |
| 26 Leicester, West | 30·2 | 9,570 |
| 27 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North | 30·1 | 6,011 |
| 28 Leicester, East | 29·6 | 8,762 |
| 29 Liverpool, Toxteth | 29·3 | 7,013 |
| 30 Oldham, West | 28·6 | 7,015 |
| 31 Nelson and Colne | 28·5 | 6,930 |
| 32 Abertillery | 28·4 | 4,736 |
| 33 Warley, East | 28·2 | 7,710 |
| 34 Manchester, Ardwick | 28·0 | 6,881 |
| 35 Derby, South | 27·9 | 9,964 |
| 36 Glasgow, Shettleston | 27·3 | 6,097 |
| 37 Waltham Forest, Leyton | 27·2 | 8,481 |
| 38 Birmingham, Sparkbrook | 27· 1 | 6,689 |
| 39 Accrington | 26·9 | 6,767 |
| 40 Manchester, Gorton | 26·6 | 7,756 |
| 41 Warrington | 26·6 | 6,221 |
| 42 Liverpool, Walton | 26·5 | 6,210 |
| 13 South Shields | 26·1 | 9,145 |
| 44 Dearne Valley | 25·3 | 7,530 |
| 45 Teesside, Thornaby | 24·9 | 7,469 |
| 46 Neath | 24·7 | 5,700 |
| 47 Sheffield Park | 24·7 | 8,222 |
| 48 Bedwellty | 24·6 | 5,519 |
| 49 Oldham, East | 24·6 | 6,571 |
| 50 Leicester, South | 24·4 | 8,367 |
| B. The 50 constituencies with lowest percentages: | ||
| 1 Glasgow, Craigton | 0·2 | 43 |
| 2 Edinburgh, Pentlands | 0·3 | 67 |
| 3 Edinburgh, West | 0·3 | 72 |
| 4 Glasgow, Provan | 0·3 | 64 |
| 5 Glasgow, Garscadden | 0·4 | 94 |
| 6 Brent, North | 0·5 | 157 |
| 7 Midlothian | 0·5 | 175 |
| 8 Central Fife | 0·6 | 159 |
| 9 Edinburgh, East | 0·7 | 178 |
| 10 Barnet, Hendon North | 0·8 | 192 |
| 11 Edinburgh, South | 0·8 | 197 |
| 12 Harrow, West | 0·8 | 222 |
Per cent.
| Number
| |
| 13 Hillingdon, Ruislip-Northwood | 0·8 | 198 |
| 14 East Kilbride | 0·8 | 226 |
| 15 Ealing, North | 0·9 | 333 |
| 16 Leeds, East | 1·0 | 326 |
| 17 Manchester, Wythenshawe | 1·0 | 295 |
| 18 Welwyn and Hatfield | 1·0 | 280 |
| 19 Harlow | 1·2 | 342 |
| 20 West Stirlingshire | 1·2 | 262 |
| 21 Berwick and East Lothian | 1·3 | 338 |
| 22 East Dunbartonshire | 1·3 | 333 |
| 23 Havering, Upminster | 1·3 | 358 |
| 24 Coatbridge and Airdrie | 1·4 | 357 |
| 25 Glasgow, Cathcart | 1·4 | 312 |
| 26 Worthing | 1·4 | 532 |
| 27 Hillingdon, Hayes and Harlington | 1·5 | 380 |
| 28 North Lanarkshire | 1·5 | 350 |
| 29 South Ayrshire | 1·6 | 366 |
| 30 Havant and Waterloo | 1·6 | 533 |
| 31 Solihull | 1·6 | 555 |
| 32 Glasgow, Pollok | 1·7 | 446 |
| 33 Harrow, East | 1·7 | 370 |
| 34 Bournemouth, West | 1·8 | 519 |
| 35 Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire | 1·8 | 501 |
| 36 The City of London and Westminster South | 1·9 | 567 |
| 37 South Hertfordshire | 1·9 | 524 |
| 38 Barking, Dagenham | 2·0 | 634 |
| 39 Croydon, South | 2·1 | 561 |
| 40 Edinburgh, North | 2·1 | 475 |
| 41 East Renfrewshire | 2·1 | 570 |
| 42 Sutton Coldfield | 2·2 | 610 |
| 43 Ayr | 2·3 | 545 |
| 44 Barnet, Hendon South | 2·3 | 644 |
| 45 Camden, Hampstead | 2·3 | 882 |
| 46 City of Westminster, St. Marylebone | 2·3 | 588 |
| 47 West Lothian | 2·3 | 773 |
| 48 Bristol, North-West | 2·4 | 677 |
| 49 Cheadle | 2·4 | 716 |
| 50 Christchurch and Lymington | 2·4 | 587 |